Exactly, but the democracy practiced in the world is the Jewish derivative of the Islamic democracy. In Islamic democracy right for vote is not for everyone, but for only educated ones, only people educated enough who can differentiate between good and bad for the country, while in western style of democracy, an illiterate person is brought equal to the level of highest educated person. in this style a person who is mentally disturbed is equal to a genious person of high qualification,
I disagree. Democratic voting rights is for everyone. That is how ALLAH intended the system in the first place.
The nation can be changed from the majority, not minority. If majority are not educated, then the nation has to wait until the majority become educated to get changed. That is wills of the nation.
During the starting Islamic period, Muslims were minority but almost all Muslims were pretty much educated [knowledge about Islam] so the lifestyle was quite conductive and easier to manage. By the time Uthman (R.A) came to rule, the situation became more complicated as more numbers added. But the millions to billions in numbers, of course it is not gonna be productive nor easier to manage in term of affair of taste.
People want huge numbers in reverting to Islam but that also comes with the price; more people to manage at the same time which is never easy thing to do.
The bottom line is that it has to be everyone equally. Because most of the rich people are educated, and we are seeing the result of the rich people, albeit very minority elite club, control the heavy portion of the nation including the economy along with the tax breaks which in result put more burden on the poor and middle-class people to carry the nation in terms of tax.
The change has always been brought from the poor people's side [even from uneducated] since they are threat to the statue quo of the minority rich elite club which has everything to lose. And don't forget that Islam was brought by uneducated and unlearned man who challenged the statue quo of the rich Arab-Quresh club and ended inequality in terms of treatment, economy, relationship and more.
No. According to Pakistani law, one is allowed to leave Islam.
There is no Apostasy law in Pakistan but there is blasphemy law which prohibits the freedom of speech/expression on the lifestyle of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Islam. Nothing to do with leaving Islam.
Even in Islam, you are allowed to leave Islam if you want. No coercion in Islam whether in faith, in marriage and in general. Otherwise, those Muslims forcing you are more closer to the wrath of ALLAH than you. Because GOD gave you right to question the faith, to wonder, to think and analyze all in the name of curiosity.
I am against blasphemy laws which also goes against the fundamental aspects of Islam - freedom of speech and expression aka anti-coercion.
Historically speaking, although there were some oral voices, but all 4 Caliphs got the caliphate in different ways. Umer was directly appointed.
Abu Bakr (R.A) was appointed by the majority of people's votes. Normally, the original choice was Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (R.A) who was picked but he refused.
Nearing his death, Abu Bakr (R.A) issued people to select the leadership right away so there can be no confusion. His councils said they are okay with the choice of Abu Bakr (R.A) if he has someone in sight to replace. They gave that option back to Abu Bakr (R.A) to select which then Umar Ibn Al-Kattab (R.A) was picked again. Even then, Umar Ibn Al-Kattab (R.A) refused again but Abu Bakr (R.A) would not hear it since he recommended Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (R.A) because Umar didn't want leadership. If Umar wanted the leadership, then Abu Bakr (R.A) wouldn't have recommended Umar (R.A). People who want power never have good intention. And Abu Bakr (R.A) knew that very well.
Uthman got selected by 6 members council.
6 members council that count the support from the region. Again, oral democracy in motion had always been.
Ali got selected as Caliph by the Killers of Uthman. Even after becoming Caliph Ali did nothing to the dead of Uthman which went on rotting for 3 days and nights in Madina. Ali (or not a single Sahabi) even washed dead body of Uthman or said prayer of Janaza. At the end, 5 people of tribe of Uthman burried him in the night. But people didn't let them bury Uthman in the graveyard of Muslims, and thus Uthman was burried in the Jewish graveyard of Hash-e-Kawkab.
And then what Muawiyyah did to Ali, that too we all know.
The history is the messy. Most of the leaders were selected through the councils/oral support. But differences among each other and the civilizations have nothing to do with the oral democracy and Islam. That difference has always been since the dawn of the mankind; politics and power. That still exists even in non-Muslim worlds.
Even with the companionship of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), at the end they were human beings who dealt with they were given with. And the result? That is the result of the people motivated by politics, power, misunderstanding or maybe covert operation in mission to divide and mislead. We don't know the authentic truth behind the history except of the versions which we have heard cannot be backed with the evidence. Not safe to generalize on the whole of religion based on the history which has nothing to do with the oral democracy and Islam.
If your atheism is the result of history which to this day still plague sectarian wars, then it is poor example to pick with. Your faith should be delegated with the source of the creation which we call mankind. You need to find out why YOUR CREATOR created you even if you don't believe in. We are not here by nothingness as our times in Earth should have taught us by now that nothing is default nor made from nothingness; pizza, car, building,...etc. Pizza-makers make pizza, car-manufacturers make car, and to the extent, even mother births child with the help of the seed [father].
If we are the sign of creations, surely that leaves the strong presence of A CREATOR. NO CREATOR - no creations. It is simple as that.
And it is coming from former Atheist for five years questioned and drilled on this topic for years.
